Wind-shield.



PATENTED MAY 12, 1908. BARNDT (5 W. R JOHNSTGN.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 313.26, 1907.

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UNITED s'rArEs PATEN ci ARLns 1 BAnNor AND wAi/rnan. JOHN sum, orCoLliMHUs, oHio.

WIND-SHIE LD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1908.

Application iiied'A rn 26, 1907. Serial No. 370,510.

ments in Wind-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

()ur invention relates to in movements in wind shields, especiallyshields adapted for use on automobiles, and comprises a shield adaptedto be divided and one part thereof positioned at the side of the otherpart, the,

supportingframe being formed to' collapse; it a portion which, whenextended, i'ii-aintains the portion of the divided shield in position,and when collapsed, is adapted to secure the portions of the divided.shields firmlytogeth'er to prevent rattling or breakage thereof.

With these and other objects in contemplation, our invention comprisesthe further parts and their combinations which are hereinafter set forthin detail and embodied 1n the claims.

In the drawings, which are hereto attached.

and hereby made a part of this specilicatioi'i,

Figure 1 1s a front view of the shield. with both parts in theirextended position; Fig. 2 shows the shield folded as viewed from thevehicle seat, and one of the supporting frames swung downwardly andsecuredv to the folded shield F ig. 3 is a perspective view of one ofthe sup orting frames detached.

Referring to t is drawings in which the same numerals indicate the' sameparts throughout, 1 is the dash portion of an automobile or othervehicle, to which is secured the sash 2 which forms the lower portion ofthe wind shield; at each end of the sash 2 are frame pieces 3 and, whichare formed with the deep channel 5 running lengthwise thereof. The sash2 is secured to said side'l'ramcs at 6 and 6. The side frame, as seen inFig. 3, is made up of two portions, alower portion 7 and an upperportion 8, hinged together at 9 so that the upper portion may be foldedinwardly; the upper'portion 8 contains the eye 10 through'which ispassed the set screw 1]. Both side frames are similarly constructed andthe channel 5 therein is wide enough to accommodate side by side thesash l and a second sash 12, the latter being adapted to he movedlaterally when positioned'in the channqled guides or side frames {Mind 4and then permitted to. drop, guided by the channel F, BARNDT" socomprises a frame having a collapsible walls, at the side of the lowersash 2. 'hen in extended position, the upper sashrests upon the upperedge 13 of the lower sash in contact with the flange 14 provided on saidedge; the lower sash 2 contains the clip 15 thereon between which andthe flange 14 said upper sash 12 is positioned and held' thereby againstlateral movement.

' When the upper sash has been positioned .upon the lower as shown inFig. l, the set screw 1] is turned through the eye 10 and made to engagethe sash 12 which positions the latter firmly within the channel. Whenit isdesired to lower the shield, the set screw 1] is removed, the sash12 is lifted slightly and then moved laterally within the channel,and'tlien permitted to drop within the channel bythe side of the lowersash,v the upper portion 8 of the said frame or guide 3 is then droppedinwardly on the hinge 9 into engagement with the u per faces of the sashportions 2 and 12, the channel walls embracing said sashes; theset-screw 11 is then reinserted through the eye 10 and turned into thescrew' plate 16 until the two sashes are firmly secured together,whereby a very snu and compac .itructure is rovidedwhich will pre.

vent an rattling or reakage of the sashes. The side guides or frames arein this manner adapted to be lowered, and therefore do not offer anyobstruction to the sight of the operator when the shield is folde Thedescription above iven for the operation of the one of the side guidesor supports is of course applicable to the other, which is constructedto operate in an identical manner.

The wind shield is braced." by the rods 17 and 18 secured near the upperside at 19 and 20 to the lower sash, and extending forwardly to theframe of the automobile or. vehicle (not shown). ()ur constri'ictionenables the wind shield to be folded merely by giving the upper sashaslight lateralin ovement and then permitting the same to drop verticallywithin the grooved or channeled guides; therefore it is adapted for usewith vehicles that have very sight clearance between the dash and thelamps which are usually provided just in frontof the shield, and whichhave very slight space for revolving or turning a portion of the shieldon the inner side of the vehicle; it is also novel in the constructionof the side guidesor supports, which have channels of sutlicicnt wiethto accommodate the shield portions side by side, and when the upperreadi y manipulate portion is positioned at the side of the lowerportion, the latter being in its normal posi tion, the side guides maybe colla sed to engage the upper faces of the shiel portions, and arethen secured thereto to maintain the latter. firmly intheir foldedposition. Therefore, we not only bind the shield ortions firmly togetherby means of the coil side guides, but also remove all obstruction to thesight of the o erator, inasmuch as his line of v1sion would. e above theupper face of the lower shield portion; a distinct objection to theshields now in use is therefore obviated by our construction, and allobstruction to thesight isrernoved when the shield is folded. Y 3

Our improved wind shield is easily made and ut 1n lace u on the vehicle,and is into the extended or folded position, isvery secure, and containsno parts which can readily be put out of order in use.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A wind shield comprising a lower sash, bracing means su porting thesame, a channel secured at eac side of said sash and being I 'apsible'of' reater width than the thickness of said -sas a channel memberhinged u on the said channel, an upwardly exten ing flange formedalong'the/upper edge of said sash, a second sash ada ted to be ositionedupon ,said firstsash an having its ower side in en- 'gagement with saidflan e and its ends positioned in said hinged c annel, a set screwmounted in said hin ed channel member and adapted to force sai secondsash into secure engagement with-a wall of said hinged ohannelmember,.-said second sash being adapted to bemoved laterally in saidchannel and force said sashes into secure en agement.

In test1m0ny whereof We a our signatures in the presence of two.witnesses.

CHAS. F. BARNDT. v WALTER R. JOHNSTON. Witnesses:

I ELMER EJDICK,

Geo. HUNT set sorewbeing adapted to be inserted at the same point ofsaidhm'ged channel member to

